It's a 10 gallon with about 1"-1 1/2" of Miracle Grow Organic potting soil and CaribSea substrate which varies in depth...it was supposed to be around 1/2"-1" but its more like 1"-1 1/2" since the dirt kept getting through some how :/
Plants:
5 Lucky Bamboo stalks, 3 Amazon Swords, 3 Java Fern, 5 Ludwigia Repens, 4 Vallisneria Spiralis
They get 12hrs of light with 2 6" 6500K CFLs
Right now there is just Sebastian and Turbo the Snail. I am waiting on an order of 10 MTS and I plan on getting some tetras maybe for my birthday next month.
I'm not sure on what kind of filter, it's small, it came with my 3 gal tank and uses an air pump.
It's been running since the 14th.

Also, I'm having a hard time keeping the background thing from getting air bubbles in it. Poor Sebastian keeps flaring at the bubbles when they get large again. Does anyone know how to get those to stay on and still be bright? I got it wet and smoothed it out so there was hardly any air pockets just teeny tiny ones but they seem to grow :/

I have been able to keep Amazon swords in my smaller tanks by keeping them pinched back going on 5 years-I pinch the larger leaves at the crown to keep them tidy. Amazon swords can get really big with an even bigger root ball.

If you are talking about the background paper on the back of the tank-Try veggie oil-a thin layer-place the background-then use a credit card to smooth it out and tape the edges.